Bridgewater-Raynham mother thankful son’s OK

Carla Bean got the cell phone call from her youngest son, Andrew, last Wednesday afternoon that there’d been an accident at the high school.

Frank Mulligan and Susan Parkou Weinstein

Carla Bean got the cell phone call from her youngest son, Andrew, last Wednesday afternoon that there’d been an accident at Bridgewater-Raynham school.

The family lives close by and she immediately rushed over to find that her older boy, Jeffrey, 17, had suffered a grand mal seizure and crashed his Chevy Silverado into a cement barrier at the school and then run over a sewer pump.

Thanks to 15-year-old Andrew, however, who managed to stop the truck, neither of the boys was injured and Jeffrey was taken to the hospital to be treated for the seizure. Both were wearing safety belts, she said.

The vehicle was heading toward the North Street exit of the facility at 2:18 p.m. when the accident occurred.

The pump carries water and waste from the high school out to a sewer main.

Though she expects her insurance will cover the repair costs, Bean said Jeffrey’s friends still raised $200 to help defray costs.

The friends – all B-R students – include T.J. Banks, Tom Mantia, Brian Baker, Mike Reichert, Emily Ciliberto, and Steve Cappabianco. Brian’s mom, Diane, also helped the students make supportive T-shirts for Jeffrey. “The kids here have hearts of gold.”

They were among the many people she wished to thank this week for their help and support, including family friends.

Raynham firefighters, including Deputy Chief Tom Levy and EMT Matthew Ridge, were among those she wished to thank, as were Raynham police officers, including school resource officer Jack Hobson. She also wanted to thank B-R guidance counselor Mary Dooley and B-R Principal Jeffrey Granatino.

She added, “The main person I want to thank is my son, Andrew. He’s the one who stopped the truck.”

Jeffrey is back in school but is also still being medically evaluated. He has an appointment on Nov. 5 at a Boston hospital for further tests.

He had most of a benign brain tumor removed in August 2007, and doctors believe there could be a link to the seizure, the first he has ever suffered, she said.

He most forego his license until going for six months without suffering another seizure, which will also cut into his fun-time, racing ATVs and pit bikes

She added the NEATV racing association to which Jeffrey belongs has also been very helpful.

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